Topic: City Council

No One Really Knows What’s Going On
How can voters and politicians better communicate with each other?
By Diana Lind
“Rescue” Food. Feed People.
A citywide pilot used nearly 3,000 meals headed to the landfill to feed over 700 needy families in Philadelphia. A sustainable business leader and City Councilperson want to make it permanent
By Devi Ramkissoon and Jamie Gauthier
How To Up Your Election Day Game
It's Election Day, Philadelphia! Clearly, you’re going to vote. There is still more you can do
By Lauren McCutcheon and Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Council, Do Your Homework on Housing Prices
A Temple University law professor warns about the potential dangers of City Council’s plan to ban pricing software landlords use to set rents in Philadelphia
By Salil K. Mehra
Could Philly Become a City of Eds, Meds, Beds and … Gaming?
City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas and a local video game entrepreneur have teamed up on Philadelphia's second annual PHL Gaming Conference and Expo, an event The Citizen Recommends
By Christina Griffith
Does City Council Answer Residents, Like, Literally?
Our Gen Z Mystery Shopper reached out to each member of Philadelphia City Council via email and phone to ask what they are doing about climate change. Here’s what happened
By Citizen Mystery Shopper
How to Really End the Reign of Johnny Doc
Labor leader and convicted felon John Dougherty has been sentenced to prison, but the corrupt culture he dominated still lives, abetted by a judge’s soft sentences, an ethically blind Councilmember, and a shrugging citizenry.
By Larry Platt
The Reparations Trap
City Council’s task force faces a daunting task: How do you close our opportunity and wealth gaps without alienating key parts of a fragile coalition? Devin Cotten's Cleveland pilot might have an answer
By Larry Platt
Should City Workers Work in the Office?
Mayor Parker is mandating all city employees work in person starting next month. City Council is pushing back. Is government ever going to be ready to return to office?
By Diana Lind
Streetery Regulations That Actually Work
Unlike Philly — where only 13 restaurants have legal curbside dining — both New York City and Pittsburgh have made it easier to erect streeteries. Here’s what Philadelphia officials are — and can be — doing to bring back the fun
By Courtney DuChene